This foundational workshop transforms consent from a verbal checklist into an embodied practice. Participants learn to track their authentic yes and no through the Somatic Intelligence Circuit™ — noticing sensation (reception), meaning-making (interpretation), boundary expression (response), and after-effects (integration).

Through structured, fully clothed cuddle agreements and negotiated touch exercises, participants practice asking, receiving, declining, and renegotiating with clarity and care. Emphasis is placed on pacing, self-awareness, and honoring internal signals before engaging with others.

This workshop establishes the safety architecture for the entire festival, allowing all subsequent relational and touch-based experiences to emerge from mutual attunement rather than assumption or performance.

Focus: Embodied consent • Somatic boundaries • Negotiation skills • Attuned touch • Safety in shared spaces